People fill seats before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People fill seats before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to tax large

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses

People fill seats before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People fill seats before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018 file photo Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs in opposition to a proposed tax on businesses as they march up the steps of Seattle City Hall, in Seattle. A divided Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday, May 14, 2018, on a proposal to tax large businesses to fight homelessness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018 file photo Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs in opposition to a proposed tax on businesses as they march up the steps of Seattle City Hall, in

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018 file photo opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs at City Hall in Seattle. A divided Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday, May 14, 2018, on a proposal to tax large businesses to fight homelessness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018 file photo opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs at City Hall in

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses

People head in to a Seattle City Council after filling the lobby below before a meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People head in to a Seattle City Council after filling the lobby below before a meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

People fill a hallway before a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses

Ami Huntley speaks in favor of a proposed "head tax" at a Seattle City Council Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Ami Huntley speaks in favor of a proposed "head tax" at a Seattle City Council Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and

City council members look on as members of the public speak at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

City council members look on as members of the public speak at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a

City council members Sally Bashaw, left, President Bruce Harrell and Mike O'Brien look on as a man testifies at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The plan would tax large businesses about $500 a year per worker to raise about $75 million a year for homeless services and affordable housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

City council members Sally Bashaw, left, President Bruce Harrell and Mike O'Brien look on as a man testifies at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May

Members of the public look on at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to to raise money to fight homelessness. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Members of the public look on at a Seattle City Council meeting where the council was expected to vote on a "head tax" Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council is to vote on a proposal to tax large

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council

Ironworkers and other union members rally outside Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a controversial "head tax" proposal to tax businesses such as Amazon to fund efforts to combat homelessness. The workers who were marching oppose the proposed tax. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ironworkers and other union members rally outside Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a controversial "head tax"

Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs as they march up the steps of Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a controversial proposal to tax businesses such as Amazon to fund efforts to combat homelessness. The workers who were marching oppose the proposed tax. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs as they march up the steps of Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration

Adilson Correia, an ironworker who is currently helping build the Amazon.com Block 20 office building, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he rallies in front of City Hall in Seattle during a Seattle City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a controversial proposal to tax businesses such as Amazon to fund efforts to combat homelessness. Correia opposes the proposed tax. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Adilson Correia, an ironworker who is currently helping build the Amazon.com Block 20 office building, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he rallies in front of City

Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs as they march through Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a controversial proposal to tax businesses such as Amazon to fund efforts to combat homelessness. The workers who were marching oppose the proposed tax. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Ironworkers and other union members chant and hold signs as they march through Seattle City Hall, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Seattle, during a City Council committee meeting that included consideration of a

In this May 7, 2018 photo, recreational vehicles used for shelter by people lacking traditional housing are parked near Starbucks' Seattle headquarters. Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Starbucks and Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom. But businesses and others say the so-called head tax is misguided and potentially harmful and they question whether the city is effectively using the tens of millions of dollars it already spends on homelessness each year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

In this May 7, 2018 photo, recreational vehicles used for shelter by people lacking traditional housing are parked near Starbucks' Seattle headquarters. Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness

In this Monday, May 7, 2018, photo, pedestrians and cyclists gather near the Amazon Go store, in Seattle. Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom. But businesses and others say the so-called head tax is misguided and potentially harmful and they question whether the city is effectively using the tens of millions of dollars it already spends on homelessness each year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

In this Monday, May 7, 2018, photo, pedestrians and cyclists gather near the Amazon Go store, in Seattle. Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that

In this Monday, May 7, 2018 photo, with CenturyLink and Safeco Fields in the background, two people walk past a half-dozen tents set up along a sidewalk at the Seattle waterfront. Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom. But businesses and others say the so-called head tax is misguided and potentially harmful and they question whether the city is effectively using the tens of millions of dollars it already spends on homelessness each year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

In this Monday, May 7, 2018 photo, with CenturyLink and Safeco Fields in the background, two people walk past a half-dozen tents set up along a sidewalk at the Seattle waterfront. Seattle's latest tax proposal

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council

Jimmy Haun, center, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public comment was heard on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness. Haun is the political director of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jimmy Haun, center, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public comment was heard on a

Seattle City Council members Kshama Sawant, center, Mike O'Brien, left, and Teresa Mosqueda, right, listen to public comments on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, during a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle City Council members Kshama Sawant, center, Mike O'Brien, left, and Teresa Mosqueda, right, listen to public comments on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opponents and supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold signs Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as they attend a Seattle City Council

Vince Lach, a case manager with the Downtown Emergency Service Center, which provides services to homeless people in Seattle, âspeaks in favor of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, during a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Vince Lach, a case manager with the Downtown Emergency Service Center, which provides services to homeless people in Seattle, âspeaks in favor of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as

Jimmy Haun, center, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public comment was heard on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness. Haun is the political director of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jimmy Haun, center, holds a sign that reads "Don't vote our jobs away," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public comment was heard on a

Members of Casa Latina, an immigrant worker rights organization, speak in favor of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Members of Casa Latina, an immigrant worker rights organization, speak in favor of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness, Wednesday, May 9,

Seattle City Council members Kshama Sawant, center, Mike O'Brien, left, and Teresa Mosqueda, right, listen to public comments on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, during a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle City Council members Kshama Sawant, center, Mike O'Brien, left, and Teresa Mosqueda, right, listen to public comments on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund

Opponents of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness sign up to speak, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opponents of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness sign up to speak, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to attend a Seattle City Council committee

Supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold flyers that read "Tax Amazon" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle that was held in part to hear public comment on the proposal. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Supporters of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness hold flyers that read "Tax Amazon" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to

An opponent of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness holds a sign that reads "No Head Tax" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle that was held in part to hear public comment on the proposal. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

An opponent of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness holds a sign that reads "No Head Tax" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to

An opponent of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com holds a sign that reads "Will the last business leaving Seattle - turn out the lights," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as she attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

An opponent of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com holds a sign that reads "Will the last business leaving Seattle - turn out the lights," Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as she attends

Jim McMahan, of Seattle, holds a sign that reads "Stop the war on the poor! Tax Amazon!" Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public comment was heard on a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jim McMahan, of Seattle, holds a sign that reads "Stop the war on the poor! Tax Amazon!" Wednesday, May 9, 2018, as he attends a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle where public

A supporter of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness holds a sign that reads "Tax Amazon" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to attend a Seattle City Council committee meeting at City Hall in Seattle that was held in part to hear public comment on the proposal. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A supporter of a controversial proposal to tax large businesses such as Amazon.com to fund efforts to combat homelessness holds a sign that reads "Tax Amazon" while waiting in line Wednesday, May 9, 2018, to

Seattle’s City Council on Monday approved a compromised tax on large businesses to fund housing and services for the widening homelessness crisis in the city.

The amended version of the so-called head tax will collect $275 per full-time employee per year from businesses that gross $20 million or more in revenue each year. Officials estimated it would collect $47.4 million a year.

Council president Bruce Harrell hailed the proposal as hitting the "balance" of generating needed revenue and spending it responsibly, something several people called out during public comment ahead of the vote.

Most importantly, the compromised measure garnered the support of Mayor Jenny Durkan, who had opposed the larger original proposal. In an emailed statement, she hailed the measure as a victory borne out of disparate groups coming together and finding common ground.

"This legislation will help us address our homelessness crisis without jeopardizing critical jobs," Durkan said in the statement. "Because this ordinance represents a true shared solution, and because it lifts up those who have been left behind while also ensuring accountability and transparency, I plan to sign this legislation into law."

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Councilwoman Debora Juarez praised also pointed to a need for accountability with the new revenue streams.

"I want to see results from this tax, which means fewer people living on the streets and more people in shelters and permanent housing," she said in a statement sent out after adjournment. She also called for the federal government and "regional partners" to join in the effort.

While all nine members supported the amended version of the tax, those who supported the larger initial proposal admitted it was only a partial victory.

"I want to be clear that I think (the larger bill) is the best path forward," said Councilman Mike O'Brien during discussion of the amendment. "I want to acknowledge that I'm settling for this level of service. It's the best I think we can do at the moment."

The expected vote drew a packed and raucous crowd to City Hall that sometimes burst out during discussion and public comment and at one point lapsed into a chant of "75, 75, keep our homeless ... alive."

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The compromise didn't appease everyone, however, including e-commerce giant Amazon, which had opposed the tax and doubled the pressure two weeks ago when it halted planning for its Block 18 tower and another building already under construction in Rainier Square. It said at the time it was awaiting the outcome of a vote on the tax.

In a statement shared on Twitter by Associated Press reporter Phuong Le, Amazon Vice President Drew Herdener said the company had resumed planning for Block 18, but wasn't heartened by what he called a "tax on jobs" and an "anti-business" position by the council.

"We remain very apprehensive about the future created by the council's hostile approach and rhetoric toward larger businesses, which forces us to question our growth here," Herdener said in the statement. "The city does not have a revenue problem -- it has a spending efficiency problem."

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Similarly, the Washington Technology Industry Association promptly came out against the tax in a statement.

"This compromise might make the council feel good, but it doesn't address our root concern," said WTIA CEO Michael Schutzler, in an emailed statement. "There is no accountability for the current expenditure on homeless services. As a result, there is no clear rationale why investing $50 million more in shelter housing is better than $50 million in medical services — or any other service for that matter."

Monday's deal came after an initial version of the so-called head tax passed out of committee Friday on a narrow vote and without the blessing of Mayor Jenny Durkan.

The earlier version would have charged $500 per full-time employee per year, collecting an estimated $75 million annually. The measure had the support of five council members, enough to pass it at full council, but not enough to protect it from a veto.

Durkan had offered up a plan for half that amount -- $250 per employee -- that was brought as an amendment by Councilman Bruce Harrell Friday, but it was voted down. Another compromise -- a $350 option -- was offered by Councilwoman Lisa Herbold, but it, too, failed.

Pressure to compromise came to a head after Amazon two weeks ago halted plans for two office towers in downtown Seattle over the measure. Normally united labor groups quickly divided over the issue as those from the construction industries worried that Amazon and other major companies would withdraw projects and lead to layoffs.

Under the initial proposal, Amazon would have paid about $21 million a year toward the tax.

Amazon's move drew criticism from supporters of the head tax who called it a threat, while labor groups and many others loudly opposed the measure for fear of losing jobs in the city.

An accompanying spending plan for the measure passed Monday dedicated 66 percent of the funds to affordable housing, creating an estimated 591 rental units over five years. Passed 5-4 as a resolution, it was unclear whether Durkan would -- or could -- veto the spending plan.

Five years also happens to be the life of the ordinance, as it included a clause that ends it in 2024. Councilwoman Kshama Sawant was vocally opposed to the sunset clause, but ultimately supported the measure.

"If we put a five year sunset on this legislation, I can guarantee that in 4.5 years Amazon will threaten to lay people off again," she said before the vote.

Sawant also noted that earlier plans for the ordinance sought $150 million and while the final measure was a victory for her movement, it was a "backsliding" ordinance.

The final version also notably exempted certain healthcare providers, including the Polyclinic, which provide large amounts of charity and discounted care to city residents.

Public comment ran the gamut from broad support to total dismissal, and some criticized council members for compromising on the initial $75 million plan.

Councilwoman Debora Juarez seemed to respond to that criticism before the vote.

"We worked hard, and if you can't see that, I'm sorry," she said. "I'm here today... because I don't give up. And I don't need a t-shirt to tell me that."